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Publicize Your Book!: An Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book the Attention It Deserves
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This indispensible guide from a book-publicity insider offers everything authors need to know to assist their publishers in publicizing, marketing, and promoting their books. From working alongside professional publicists on campaigns and marketing plans to innovative ways authors can generate their own publicity, Publicize Your Book provides essential information for the first time author or the seasoned professional including:

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How to Become Your Own PR Consultant All it takes is a little common knowledge of what it takes to become a best-selling author.

The Small Business Publicity FAQ

Book Promotion Countdown Checklist A way to develop your book's promotion plan.

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1001 Ways to Market Your Books by John Kremer from publication scheduling, series and directory writing, attaining bestsellerdom, direct mail, cover design, offbeat advertising, online sales, alternative markets, and much (really!) more.

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How to be Your Own Publicist
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